Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-30-2025 20:21 UTC-7

Deeb Chipping Up

Frank Visser

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Hisashi Yamanouchi: XxXx/5♠Q♠A♦J♥/Xx - folded on seventh street
Koji Fujimoto: 5♥4♥3♣/A♥7♠4♣Q♦
Shaun Deeb: K♣J♦5♣/7♣J♣5♦10♦

Hisashi Yamanouchi checked to Koji Fujimoto on fifth street, who bet. Shaun Deeb called, as did Yamanouchi. The same pattern occured on sixth street, and Fujimoto bet on seventh street as well.

Deeb called before Yamanouchi check-folded. Fujimoto tabled a seven-low, and Deeb received the high half of the pot with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	90,000 30,000	30,000

Koji Fujimoto	76,500 3,500	3,500
Hisashi Yamanouchi	39,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Hisashi Yamanouchi Koji Fujimoto Shaun Deeb

06-30-2025 20:18 UTC-7

Doshi Finds a Triple Up Through Seed, Israelashvili

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Paresh Doshi: XxXx/8♠A♣5♥ All in
Huck Seed: XxXx/5♠5♦K♦
Roland Israelashvili: XxXx/3♦9♥10♣ - folded on fifth street

Roland Israelashvili completed and Huck Seed raised. Paresh Doshi then reraised and Israelashvili called. Seed made it five bets and Doshi called all in, while Israelashvili also called.

Seed bet on fourth street and Israelashvili called to create a side pot. Seed then bet on fifth, and Israelashvili folded this time.

"I say we just chop," Seed said as he had A♦2♠3♣ showing, while Doshi had 10♦10♥4♠. Seed turned over the 2♣ on his last card to make two pair, but Doshi caught a better two pair with the 8♣ to win the pot and triple up.

"Once again, I gambled and lost," Seed lamented.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	50,000 12,000	12,000

Roland Israelashvili	40,000 40,000	40,000

Paresh Doshi	30,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Huck Seed Paresh Doshi Roland Israelashvili

06-30-2025 20:13 UTC-7

Frazin Getting Short as Schulman and Kruse Chop

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Frank Visser

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Nick Schulman: A♦8♠7♦/A♣8♦Q♦5♣
Timothy Frazin: XxXx/2♣J♣K♥Q♥
Max Kruse: 4♣3♥2♦/5♦Q♣7♠4♥

Nick Schulman bet on fourth street, and Timothy Frazin and Max Kruse called. The same happened on fifth street, after which Schulman bet again on sixth street.

Frazin folded this time, but Kruse called. Kruse called Schulman's final bet on seventh street as well, and the pot was chopped between Schulman's two pair and Kruse's seven-low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Kruse	66,500 6,500	6,500

Nick Schulman	65,000 5,000	5,000

Timothy Frazin	21,300 34,200	34,200

Tags: Max Kruse Nick Schulman Timothy Frazin

06-30-2025 20:07 UTC-7

Nakai, McClelland Chop a Monster Against Yeh

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Ryuta Nakai: XxXx/J♦J♠4♣9♥/Xx
Hunter McClelland: XxXx/5♠6♣Q♦2♣/Xx
Andrew Yeh: XxXx/K♦5♥6♦10♥/Xx

Around 60,000 was already in the middle as Ryuta Nakai, Hunter McClelland, and Andrew Yeh went to sixth street. Nakai then bet and McClelland raised.

Yeh came back with a reraise and Nakai made it four bets. Both McClelland and Yeh called.

Nakai bet on seventh street and both opponents called once more. Nakai turned over 9♦9♠6♥ for nines and sixes, while McClelland had 7♠3♥2♦ for a low.

"Oh, jeez," Yeh said upon seeing their cards as he mucked while the massive pot worth more than 100,000 was chopped up between Nakai and McClelland

Player	Chips	Progress
Hunter McClelland	110,000 25,000	25,000
Ryuta Nakai	80,000 20,000	20,000
Andrew Yeh	40,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Hunter McClelland Ryuta Nakai

06-30-2025 20:01 UTC-7

Newest Names Join Thinning Field

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Frank Visser

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	60,000 60,000	60,000
Max Kruse	60,000 60,000	60,000

Shaun Deeb	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andrew Yeh	60,000 60,000	60,000

Bari Sklar	60,000
Nick Schulman	60,000

Qiang Xu	Busted

Nicolas Barthe	Busted
John Monnette	Busted

Hal Rotholz	Busted
Mike Krescanko	Busted
Ariel Mantel	Busted
Dario Sammartino	Busted
Ray Fishman	Busted
Philip Shing	Busted
Mike Matusow	Busted

Martin Staszko	Busted
Owais Ahmed	Busted

Dan Shak	Busted

06-30-2025 19:59 UTC-7

Taylor, Milgrom Leave Ahmed on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Esther Taylor: XxXx/4♣9♠2♠7♠/Xx
Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx/8♠10♦9♣5♣/Xx
Owais Ahmed: XxXx/4♦K♦4♥3♥/Xx

Esther Taylor bet on fourth street and Nicolas Milgrom and Owais Ahmed called.

Taylor continued betting on fifth and sixth streets as Milgrom and Ahmed called down to seventh. All three players then checked.

Taylor showed 6♣4♠3♦ for a low, while Milgrom had 8♥7♦6♠ for a straight. Ahmed mucked to leave himself nursing a short stack.

At the same table, Donny Rubinstein has amassed a stack of around 140,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	160,000 65,000	65,000
Donny Rubinstein	140,000 85,000	85,000
Nicolas Milgrom	30,000 90,000	90,000

Owais Ahmed	4,000 46,100	46,100

Tags: Donny Rubinstein Esther Taylor Nicolas Milgrom Owais Ahmed

06-30-2025 19:57 UTC-7

Israelashvili Quadruples

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Frank Visser

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Roland Israelashivili: A♣J♣/4♣10♦5♣K♠/6♣ All in
Huck Seed: Q♣3♦/Q♦A♥3♠2♠/9♦
Paresh Doshi: XxXx/6♠4♥4♦9♣ - folded on sixth street
Nick Guagenti: XxXx/5♦J♥10♠ - folded on fifth street

Roland Israelashivili was the bring-in, and Huck Seed called. Paresh Doshi then completed, Nick Guagenti made it two bets, and Israelashvili, Seed, and Doshi all called.

Seed led out on fourth street, receiving three calls. Doshi made an open pair on fifth street and led out, folding out Gaugenti. Israelashvili and Seed still called, however.

On sixth street, Doshi bet, Israelashvili moved all in for 7,900, and Seed raised. Doshi quickly mucked his cards as Seed and Israealshvili showed down.

Israelashvili made a flush on seventh street, besting the two pair of Seed and ending up with four times the chips he started the hand with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	166,000 14,000	14,000

Roland Israelashvili	78,000 78,000	78,000

Huck Seed	62,000 18,000	18,000

Paresh Doshi	43,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Huck Seed Nick Guagenti Paresh Doshi Roland Israelashivili

06-30-2025 19:52 UTC-7

Zhu Has a Diabolical Side

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Yueqi Zhu: XxXx/7♥9♣A♣4♦/Xx
Carol Fuchs: XxXx/6♦10♣2♦10♥/Xx
Brett Richey: XxXx/2♠Q♠Q♦5♠/Xx
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/Q♥8♣A♦4♣/Xx

Andrey Zhigalov bet on fourth street and was called by Yueqi Zhu, Carol Fuchs, and Brett Richey.

Zhu then bet on fifth and all three opponents called. Fuchs bet on sixth and again received three callers.

All four players checked on seventh and Fuchs showed 6♣3♠2♥ for sixes and deuces. Zhu had 6♥4♥3♦ for a low and pretended to also have a high to scoop the pot as he and Fuchs shared a laugh.

"Everyone thinks Rich is so sweet and nice," Fuchs said while the four-way pot was chopped up between them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zhigalov	90,000 15,000	15,000

Carol Fuchs	80,000 32,500	32,500

Brett Richey	55,000 15,300	15,300
Yueqi Zhu	45,000 14,400	14,400

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Brett Richey Carol Fuchs Yueqi Zhu

06-30-2025 19:42 UTC-7

Bai Takes On 14 Combined Bracelets

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Richard Bai: XxXx/2♣5♣3♣10♠
Brian Hastings: XxXx/3♠7♣3♦8♠ - folded on sixth street
Benny Glaser: XxXx/K♥7♦10♦ - folded on fifth street

Eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Benny Glaser completed and was called by six-time winner Brian Hastings and Richard Bai.

Hastings then bet on fourth street and both opponents called. Bai bet on fifth and Glaser folded, while Hastings called.

Bai bet again on sixth, and this time Hastings gave up his hand as Bai took down the pot.

Ryan Miller, the 2023 champion of this event, is also at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	120,000 60,000	60,000
Brian Hastings	100,000 7,000	7,000

Ryan Miller	95,000 27,800	27,800

Benny Glaser	75,000 15,500	15,500

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Hastings Richard Bai

06-30-2025 19:38 UTC-7

Hughes Crosses Six Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/Q♦7♣2♥ - folded on fifth street
Carol Fuchs: XxXx/4♦8♠5♥K♦/Xx - folded on seventh street
Ryan Hughes: XxXx/3♥6♣4♥A♦/Xx

In a two-bet pot, it checked to Ryan Hughes on fourth street. He bet, Andrey Zhigalov called, and Carol Fuchs followed suit. Hughes bet again when checked to on fifth street, this time folding out Zhigalov. Fuchs called to sixth street, however, where she called when Hughes led out.

Hughes fired a final bet on seventh street, receiving a frustrated fold from his opponent.